The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-02-23
PHESEEI;iiiE:lI ;H:EESE; i:IE:lI Ct The GRAND JURY.
STATE OF SOUTH CARGLiNA,
COUNTY OF CLARENHoS,
In the Court Of General Sessions.

IN tte Court Of General Sessions.
20 His Homer Judge ). D. N';thar-
spoon, presiding Judge: The Grand
jury respectfully; beg leave 10 make
tie following report:
Jl:ealiz;ns tae serious obligations
We have assum2,! b. ou. respective
oaihs, w2 ..::....vc a;ad, to the be,. f
ctr ao;Ety 70 ACT IN al cases present.
ed tSor or consideration without p;l !
iiality, Ee&r or i:,vor, 10 friend O, ice
lie he white OF black. Ve haze cx-
amined carefully al Witnesses 81: tie
State N the r.aous indictments A:ntt-
ed to as by your Honor, and have re-
taHed 5rue bills" only il sucA cases
where the State las made o;,t a p.'ia,a
tGcie case o.s guilt Tie Gr&ca July
does not deem il necessary 20 enter
into al examination Of TIE various Of
fees Of this county Ill tii.is term Of tie
coart, but ii IS our intention, VIII tie
aid OF g competent expert to make a
thorough and critical examination be-
fore the enc CT Si.e ycar.
Cur 1or@er Grand Jury IN Their
judgment s2w fl to recommend shat
the honG Of Gu. Sheriff I Z. Le&esEe,
be strengthened. 1t gives Us Sre@s
pleasure 10 sSatc, tA&c slnca TIE last
sitting OF The cocro th&t !:e (tae :oaer-
in) has lied q new bond IL addition
to toe Old ore worth. III our j1IsG5-
mert, a. least $4,000.
Your Grand Jury has also examil :
ed the bonds given b. the new officers
elected at tie last general election,
aad find them good and amply sath-
cie1t, except tae bona OF Z. Z. Horton,
and we hereby recommend that it be
strengthened.
We have by committee visited The
} al. and find i insecure and III bad
condition generally. It IS also dirty
aud iithy, many OF tee cells being ~
tested WITH lice. The cooking stove
and utensils ere almost worn oat, and
We recommend that our County Con-
.nissione-s cleanse and replenlsh tie
Jai. at al early day.
The roads OF the country are ia q
FIR condition: but tie bridges gencr-
auy are bad. especially those over tie
Black River causewaS at Midway,
which, we present as being unsafe and
dangerous Il gives Us pleasure 20 re-
port that the last General assembly
passed an act authorizing our Connt,>
Commissioners TO bprrow money 10
build and repair our bridges and that
we have the assurance of our Board
that thew viii attend to this important
matter at an early day.
Our COUNTY Commissioners have
entered upon the discharge Of tier
duties under serious embarrassE,ents.
Grr Copnfv IS badly in debt. The
5a+;.;onc,. 10, ,ha vaor 7SS3-4 VAS
a-nn. ~ 7cS. SeOl. for 7So5-6
.'Sg , SEQ. ao,,rtr I,cnAc "a 200 mal-;no
,'nrv ,r.,35 +o1,j of e. Son .n8 tr;s is 20
80 lIl 1900. n.;,ar ro,, cons;I;er ia
sar 49, go +,vollo 1,ro,,ar+y ~ +h;s
oonntr lsNr 49, :. " ro,,nd r,n|,ers e ZOO 000
o.a +bo to~ law mon ne fo- tbis vear
30 > nils These deficiencies in
o,,r bnn,h!a i,aoment arose rom tie
c,nt fi,.+ !, tho mast few wears onr
D. po,,raanM.a+;yeo tIro,,an tbair ins.r,.
~ on+,l;t-. :,,,Doea, . ~ ,,.,,fic;n,.}
snen,s'-t', ~t H. ar3;nnr, e,.y,onsas ~ tbo
. W ....' ~ vro'v.n,'Ij a,so n~Il ,,,or o,,r
go. 60. ,na Po,9~a,a,,tot;ros - h.ve
81, @ t ,,..ss3 ,'I< ,ILn1.3;rg fnr tho cns;,
,>,,..,s6t ~, ~ t ot o,r Cfrar1 and Petit Ju-
Io;.s 1y ~ ~ cloca of eaci, .e~m Of conrt
W. W. ,ro,,1I f,,rtha,. ca1l the attnn+;on of
o,,u "r Co,,,,f, co,yF conm;ss;onnrs 70 4hoc cow
49, G;t;on - x. co,rrt ponce. tho nlas-
4n,.;~rt = $500 al dafocal es,ociai.
~ j., :,nrv Rooms, with d;rty and Oh
sceue writing and carricaturcs: the
furniture within The bar is Door aud
insufficient for the accommodation OF
members Of tie bar, Jurors and officers
Of The coart, ard we hereby recon-.
mend that the bar, be furnished with
at least eighteen comfortable arm
l.1,o, A., S,,., W. oI--c-c.j ,r-,t', ~